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After studying a population of asteroids called the Centaurs for years, a team of scientists believes they originated outside the solar system.
Solar Power

Researchers are calling them the "Centaurs."

By Dan Robitzski

Doctors are noticing mysterious blood clots in COVID-19 patients that are causing extremely low oxygen levels. But there are still countless unknowns.
Developments

"We don’t know. And therefore, we are scared."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are suggesting we could explore the surface of Mars using a fleet of "nanocardboard" aircraft.
Nanotech

Each one would weigh as little as a fruit fly.

By Victor Tangermann

Their research falls short of a definite discovery, but researchers think they've found evidence of one of the main theories on why the universe exists.
Physics

It falls short of a full discovery, but there's progress toward learning why the universe has more matter than antimatter.

By Dan Robitzski

In a memo, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates wrote that the coronavirus pandemic "is like a world war, except in this case, we’re all on the same side."
Developments

"No one who lives through Pandemic I will ever forget it."

By Victor Tangermann

Robot manufacturer Boston Dynamics has found a job for its robot Spot mini amidst the coronavirus outbreak: a teleconferencing platform for medical staff.
Robot Dogs

The doctor will see you now. Sort of.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the Starlink network is almost ready for its first beta test, and he expects to run a public beta within six months.
Science & Energy

The upcoming beta will be the first test of SpaceX's plan to improve broadband access.

By Dan Robitzski

As a new video demonstrates, SpaceX's Starlink satellites have been wreaking havoc with astronomical surveys as they become visible to the naked eye.
SpaceX

Elon Musk promises more fixes for bright Starlink satellites

By Victor Tangermann

Doctors are pleading with states that allow capital punishment to release their stores of lethal injection drugs, which could also help COVID-19 patients.
Viruses

Death penalty drugs can also help patients on ventilators.

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Space Force recently acquired its first offensive weapon: a satellite jammer that can block communications from the ground.
Military

The U.S. can now block satellite communications from the ground.

By Dan Robitzski

"COVID toes," mysterious blue or red discoloration in toes and sometimes fingers, could be another early symptom of the coronavirus.
Viruses

This could be a sign that you have have the virus, even if you have no other symptoms.

By Victor Tangermann

The prognosis of a COVID-19 patient being hooked up to a ventilator is grim: a NY study showed that 88 percent of those placed on ventilators died.
Viruses

A large NY study found grim news for patients on ventilators.

By Victor Tangermann

In collaboration with a drone maker, the Westport, Connecticut police department is testing "pandemic drones" that monitor if people are social distancing.
Drones

These drones monitor your temperature and heart rate from the skies.

By Victor Tangermann

In a Washington Post interview, CDC director Robert Redfield said that a second wave of coronavirus during this winter's flu season could spell disaster.
Developments

A wave of coronavirus coinciding with flu season could put an "unimaginable strain" on the US health care system.

By Victor Tangermann

An increasing number of the mega-rich are trying to hide out in underground bunkers, usually in New Zealand, until the pandemic is over.
Future Society

"My fear was it was now or never as I thought they might start closing borders."

By Dan Robitzski

According to a major Paris hospital study, tobacco could be saving smokers from catching COVID-19. Researchers suggest it could be the nicotine.
Viruses

It'd be stupid to start smoking. But researchers are investigating whether nicotine patches could help.

By Victor Tangermann

It's easy to forget about the vape lung crisis, given the current pandemic. But an otolaryngologist drew comparisons between the two and issued a warning.
Viruses

Heatmaps of the two outbreaks reveal an unusual parallel.

By Dan Robitzski

ccording to a new study, researchers were able to detect the presence of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in wastewater in Australia.
Viruses

This could be a new way to track COVID outbreaks.

By Victor Tangermann

Research suggests that the coronavirus could have mutated into 30+ different strains, which could explain why some outbreaks are deadlier than others.
Viruses

One strain, for example, appeared to generate 270 times the viral load.

By Dan Robitzski

Advanced simulations suggest that supernovae in the center of the Milky Way galaxy are shooting nearby stars all the way to its outer reaches.
Science & Energy

Social distancing at a galactic scale.

By Dan Robitzski